A Brief History of Serving Tray

The serving tray story begins with a gentleman named J.F. Meek of Coshocton, Ohio in 1887. Meek was a local newspaper publisher who also ran a busy trade card printing business. He quickly expanded into other areas of advertising such as printing messages on school bags, grocer's aprons, fans, and other items.  With a growing demand for his items Meek then formed the Tuscarora Advertising Company in Coshocton. Meek is credited by many with establishing what become known as the advertising specialty business.

In 1888, H.D. Beach, another publisher in Coshocton and rival, established the Standard Advertising Company which offered much the same type of merchandise.  Instead of competing against each other, the two companies soon merged into the Meek and Beach Company in 1900. Naturally due to the rivalry between the two men, the merger did not last long and the companies split again. The H.D. Beach Company and the Meek Company were then formed. In 1909 Meek changed the name of his company from the Meek Company to the American Art Works. A name that has become very familiar to collectors of Coca-Cola trays.

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